The German guitarist Michael Schenker is back on the road in 2026 and has a lot of tour dates scheduled from January to July in Japan and Europe. In his continent he will play in Germany, Netherlands, France, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
He will continue to promote the album ‘My Years With UFO’, on which he re-recorded some UFO songs from his era in the band with special guests. His current band is formed by Steve Mann (Keyboards), Bodo Schopf (Drums), Barend Courbois (Bass) and Erik Grönwall (Vocals).
Michael Schenker 2026 tour dates
January
- 26 – Tokyo, Japan – NHK Hall
- 28 – Tokyo, Japan – Nippon Budokan
- 29 – Osaka, Japan – Festival Hall
February
- 18 – Plauen, Germany – Festhalle
- 19 – Bremen, Germany – Modernes
- 20 – Oberhausen, Germany – Turbinenhalle III
- 22 – Hamburg, Germany – Große Freiheit 36
- 23 – Cologne, Germany – Die Kantine
- 24 – Tilburg, Netherlands – Poppodium 013
- 26 – Heerlen, Netherlands – Parkstad Limburg Theaters
- 27 – Paris, France – Le Trianon
- 28 – Amnéville, France – Seven Casino
March
- 01 – Ingolstadt, Germany – Eventhalle Westpark
- 03 – Frankfurt, Germany – ZOOM
- 05 – Leipzig, Germany – Täubchenthal
- 06 – Potsdam, Germany – Waschhaus
- 07 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
- 09 – Vilnius, Lithuania – Compensa Koncertų Salė
- 10 – Tallinn, Estonia – Helitehas
- 11 – Helsinki, Finland – Kulttuuritalo
- 12 – Tampere, Finland – Tampere-talo
- 13 – Jyväskylä, Finland – Paviljonki
- 14 – Vaasa, Finland – Olvi Club
- 15 – Luleå, Sweden – House of Culture
- 17 – Trondheim, Norway – Byscenen
- 18 – Oslo, Norway – Vulkan Arena
- 20 – Stockholm, Sweden – Kägelbanan
- 21 – Falun, Sweden – Magasinet
- 22 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Trädgår’n
April
- 07 – Frankfurt, Germany – Rock Meets Classic, myticket Jahrhunderthalle
- 08 – Kempten, Germany – Rock Meets Classic, bigBOX Allgäu
- 09 – Nuremberg, Germany – Rock Meets Classic, Arena Nürnberger Versicherung
- 10 – Passau, Germany – Rock Meets Classic, Dreiländerhalle
- 11 – Regensburg, Germany – Rock Meets Classic, Donau-Arena
- 12 – Munich, Germany – Rock Meets Classic, Olympiahalle
- 13 – Ingolstadt, Germany – Rock Meets Classic, Saturn Arena
August
- 22–23 – Ćmielów, Poland – Sound Of The Ages Festival, Stratocastle Zamek Ćmielów
Formed in London, England in 1968, UFO became in the following decades one of the most influential Hard Rock bands of all time. Besides Phil Mogg on vocals, some of the other classic members of the band were Pete Way (Bass), Andy Parker (Drums) and Michael Schenker (Guitar).
In almost five decades of career, the band released 22 studio albums, the final one being “The Salentino Cuts” (2017). They were a huge influence to famous bands like Iron Maiden, for example. For decades, the Metal band plays their song “Doctor Doctor” as the intro of their concerts. The band’s leader, the bassist Steve Harris is a huge fan of UFO.